Point in time view as at 16/04/2015.
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Aviation Security Act 1982, Section 5.
(1)Any court in the United Kingdom having jurisdiction in respect of piracy committed on the high seas shall have jurisdiction in respect of piracy committed by or against an aircraft, wherever that piracy is committed.
(2)in subsection (1) above, aircraft has the same meaning as in section 92 of the M1Civil Aviation Act 1982 (application of criminal law to aircraft); and, for the purposes of this definition, section 101 of that Act (Crown aircraft) shall apply to this section as it applies to the said section 92.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1 S. 5 extended (with modifications) (Jersey) (12.6.1993) by S.I. 1993/1251 , art. 2(1) , Sch. 1 Pt.I
S. 5 extended (with modifications) (Guernsey) (17.1.1998) by S.I. 1997/2989 , art. 2(1) , Sch. 1 Pt. I , II
Marginal Citations
M1 1982 c. 16 .
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